Local firefighters and Thurston County Sheriff’s Office employees will hit the hardwood on Saturday, Oct. 24, for the fourth annual Fire and Ice charity basketball game at Tumwater High School. … ...

The deadline to pay 2026 second half property taxes is Oct. 31, a news release from the Thurston County Auditor’s Office stated. Because Oct. 31 falls on a Saturday this year, taxpayers have ...

Thursday, Oct. 22 City of Yelm Haunted Market The City of Yelm is diving into the spirit of Halloween with its second annual Haunted Market, which is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly … ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and comedian Mike Myers made the phrase “elbows up” a national rallying cry in the midst of a trade war incited by the Trump administration. Canada’s economic pivot ...

The Rainier volleyball team rolled to a victory on Monday night, sweeping Raymond/South Bend 25-22, 25-12, 25-12 on the road in Raymond. Allyson Ooms led the way with 18 kills and 16 digs, while … ...

Dozens of Thurston County residents returned their ballots to a county drop box Saturday morning as part of an organized effort to encourage early voting in the Nov. 3 midterm election. Olympia … ...

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation, has been detected in multiple trees outside of Walla Walla in eastern Washington . Late last month, an arborist … ...

More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne … ...

The sheer size of investment in data centers is drawing concern as it surpasses all other historical booms and crowds out other more job-creating ventures. Until now, no industry had … ...

The editor of the Bainbridge Island Review is refusing to run an opinion piece in support of I-638 , conceding that running the op-ed could cost him subscribers. The refusal comes despite the … ...